Quick FYI

The monies raised at our SEMI ARC Thrift Stores fund all the services we provide at our Adult Rehabilitation Center. This is why we can provide the services free of charge to those who need them. We thank all who donate and shop.

The A.R.C. Singers were first formed in 1996. In the beginning we were just a group of men who found themselves living in The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Detroit, Michigan caught up in the bondage of alcoholism and substance abuse.

At first anyone who wanted to sing in service on Sunday morning was permitted to join (what was then called) the choir. The choir was accompanied by recorded tracks and fluctuated from 12 to 30 members.

As time went on however the founders of the choir (Charles Champion, Evans Clark, Michael Williams, and Elbert Cook) desired to be more than just a group of volunteers. An effort was made to find men in the center who actually had musical talent and experience. From this search, the ARC Singers appeared. Now 9 vocalists and an accompanying 7 piece band.